Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence

The tighter you clench your fist, the faster the sand slips away.

Back when she chose to be with Jiang Tao, she had already done her psychological prep work.

He Jing tilted her head up, her beautiful eyes meeting Jiang Tao’s gaze. Her eyes flicked at the double bed leaning against the wall, and she breathed out softly:

"Carry me over there."

"As you command."

Jiang Tao exerted a bit of strength with both hands and lifted He Jing up from the floor.

He Jing weighed just over a hundred jin; for Jiang Tao, whose Constitution had already reached 170+, it was like picking up a doll.

Whoosh~

The curtains were drawn, and the room instantly fell into darkness.

In the dimness, one piece of clothing after another was tossed onto the floor.

An hour later...

After Jiang Tao got dressed, he lowered his head and kissed He Jing’s full, fair forehead.

Only then did he turn around and push the door open to leave, under her reluctant gaze.

Looking at the empty room, He Jing suddenly felt an indescribable loneliness in her heart, and tears slid uncontrollably from the corners of her eyes.

By the time Jiang Tao got back to the car downstairs of the apartment building, it was already around 7:30 in the evening.

He told Jia Guolin to drive straight home.

On the way home, Jiang Tao sat in the car and found He Jing’s avatar on WeChat.

He clicked "Transfer," entered 5,201,314, and chose to pay using He Jing’s exclusive love fund.

[Payment amount exceeds limit, payment failed!]

"Sure enough, direct transfer won’t work."

Seeing the system prompt popping up on his retina, Jiang Tao smacked his lips.

Jiang Tao could use He Jing’s exclusive love fund to buy her anything, but he couldn’t directly transfer money to her.

However...

Jiang Tao had never been stingy with his own women.

Since the exclusive love fund couldn’t be used, he chose to transfer the money from his own bank card.

He had just been to He Jing’s apartment.

It looked cozy enough, but the conditions really weren’t anything to brag about.

There were hundreds of people living in the apartment, all kinds of people.

He really didn’t want He Jing to live there long term.

These 5.2 million were for He Jing to improve her living situation.

Inside the apartment room.

Ding-dong~

He Jing’s phone suddenly chimed.

"It’s Brother Tao!"

At the moment the phone rang, He Jing shot up from under the covers.

As if their hearts were linked, she just knew it had to be a message from Jiang Tao.

She flipped the blanket aside in one swipe, jumped out of bed stark naked, and quickly fished her phone out from the pile of clothes on the single sofa by the bed.

Click~

Fingerprint unlocked; after opening WeChat and seeing the amount Jiang Tao had transferred her, the tears He Jing had just managed to stop started flowing again.

More than five million!

This was the largest amount He Jing had ever seen in her life.

From this amount, she could feel Jiang Tao’s deep love for her.

If he didn’t truly love her...

She had never once asked Jiang Tao for a single cent.

But Jiang Tao had taken the initiative to transfer her more than five million!

At the end of the day, He Jing was just an ordinary girl from a small county town.

She couldn’t possibly be like those female leads in overbearing-CEO dramas who treated money like dirt.

However, faced with this sudden transfer of more than five million from Jiang Tao...

The happiness brought to her by being in love far outweighed the joy brought by money.

The ratio between the two was probably about 8:2.

Ding-dong~

As He Jing held her phone, grinning through tears, she received another message from Jiang Tao.

[Pocket money for you. You’re not allowed to refuse.]

Seeing this text from Jiang Tao, He Jing felt his domineering tenderness.

Although she hadn’t known Jiang Tao for even a year, and they had only been together for two days.

She still knew Jiang Tao—her man—very well.

He Jing tapped with her finger and dialed a video call to Jiang Tao.

The two who had just parted ended up video chatting for another half hour.

It wasn’t until Jiang Tao was almost home that He Jing reluctantly hung up.

After ending the video call, He Jing tapped to accept Jiang Tao’s transfer.

The sentiment this sum of money represented far outweighed its purchasing power and economic value.

...

When Jiang Tao got back to Bai Gezhuang District, it was already around 8 p.m.

Xu Li and Mr. Jiang and Nanny Jiang had just finished preparing dinner.

Uncle Tian Xiaoguang and Auntie Tian Mingrong were there too, as well as Third Brother Jiang Bing, that freeloading king.

"Hey, Second Brother, you go back to the old hometown and don’t even think to bring us any gifts."

Seeing his second brother come home empty-handed, Jiang Bing curled his lip and griped.

Jiang Tao shamelessly said, "I went to Ping County on a business trip, you think I went there to have fun? Still want me to bring you gifts? I’ll bring you a hammer, how about that?"

Jiang Bing rolled his eyes. "I think you’re the hammer, a big iron hammer who won’t part with a single hair!"

"Hahaha..."

"You two are both over thirty, and you’re still like when you were kids. Haven’t changed a bit."

"I don’t think either of them is ever gonna grow up in this lifetime."

The moment the siblings met they started bickering; this was already a "traditional program" of the Jiang Family.

Xu Li and the others were long used to it.

"Son, come taste the fish your dad made, see if he’s improved. These past two days he’s been really into learning to cook from Xiao Jie."

"Honey, Dad’s fish is amazing now. You weren’t home the last two days, so you missed out. Make sure you eat more today."

His mom Tian Xiaomei and Xu Li each picked up food with their chopsticks, and before long Jiang Tao’s plate was piled high with all kinds of dishes.

The meal was lively and cheerful; they started a bit after 8 p.m. and didn’t finish until around 9:30.

After eating and drinking their fill, the whole family sat around on the living room sofa and chatted for about another hour.

Only then did tonight’s family gathering come to an end.

A brief separation makes the reunion feel like a second honeymoon.

That night, Jiang Tao and Xu Li went at it for a full two hours before they finally stopped.

Good thing Jiang Tao had that treasure, the Divine Five Sons Inheriting Pill, now.

Otherwise, even if his kidneys were made of stainless steel, they still wouldn’t withstand Xu Li and the others’ "torment."

12:30 a.m.

Jiang Tao leaned against the headboard, holding Xu Li, who was already fast asleep, in his arms.

With a thought, he opened the Intelligence System to check today’s latest intel.

[Today’s Intel 01]:

You had contact with Zhou Di yesterday and obtained the following intel——

Zhou Di’s wife is fooling around with the driver, Old Wang.

...

"Damn, Old Zhou’s getting cuckolded at home..."

Seeing the content of the first intel, Jiang Tao observed a moment of silence for Zhou Di.

That said, this kind of thing was ultimately between husband and wife.

It had nothing to do with an outsider like him.

Given his current relationship with Zhou Di, it wouldn’t be appropriate to warn him either.

He might even end up falling out with him.

Whoever wanted to play the "good guy" could go ahead; Jiang Tao wasn’t interested.

"Next one."

Jiang Tao focused his mind and refreshed the intel.

[Today’s Intel 02]:

You had contact yesterday with He Jing’s parents, He Minghai and Zhao Shuzhen, and obtained the following intel——

He Minghai has just landed the factory building construction project for Dragon City Garden today.

The project has bad feng shui. During construction, accidents will keep happening. Whoever takes it will lose money.

...

"Damn... this project’s a bit of a trap!"

Seeing the content of the second intel, Jiang Tao couldn’t help being a bit stunned.

So, feng shui really was a thing?

"Since Brother Tongzi put it that way, there’s definitely some basis for it."

"Whether it’s scientific or not is another story; best to subcontract this project out."

"Earning a bit less is better than getting tangled up in trouble and still losing money."

"I’ll give Uncle He a call tomorrow and give him a heads-up."

"Next one."

[Today’s Intel 03]:

You dropped He Jing off at Zhongbai Apartment yesterday and obtained the following intel——

Zhongbai Apartment’s owner, Zhou Tong, is being set up by three friends. Tonight he’ll lose one "small target."

If you warn him in time, you can gain Zhou Tong’s favor as well as a 1 million yuan thank-you fee.

...

"Damn, how big are they playing? Losing a ’small target’ in one night?"

Seeing the third intel, Jiang Tao couldn’t help clicking his tongue.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with him.

He didn’t even know who this Zhou Tong guy was.

However...

For the sake of that 1 million thank-you fee.

He ultimately decided to lend Zhou Tong a hand.

[Spend 100,000 yuan now to obtain the chat records proving that Liu Xunhuan, Wang Hai, and Peng Fei colluded together?]

"This piece of evidence is pretty pricey..."

Seeing that just downloading a piece of evidence would cost 100,000, Jiang Tao was speechless.

Still.

Spend 100,000 to get the evidence and earn a 1 million thank-you fee—an ROI of 900%. Worth doing.